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rtlwifi: Use mutex to replace spin_lock to protect IPS and LPS

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Enter/leavel IPS and LPS are large critical section, and they can't use
sleep function because running in atomic-context, which own a spin_lock.
In commit ba9f93f82a ("rtlwifi: Fix enter/exit power_save"), it moves
LPS functions to thread-context, so this commit can simply change LPS's
spin lock to mutex.
Considering IPS functions, rtl_ips_nic_on() may be called by TX tasklet
(softirq-context) that check whether packet is auth frame. Fortunately,
current mac80211 will ask driver to leave IPS using op_config with
changed flag IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_IDLE, before issuing auth frame, so
IPS functions can run in thread-context and use mutex to protect critical
section, too.
Also, this commit removes some useless spin locks.

Signed-off-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
This commit is contained in:
Ping-Ke Shih
2018-01-17 14:15:21 +08:00
committed by Kalle Valo
parent 98051872fd
commit a3fa3669d1
4 changed files with 14 additions and 27 deletions
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drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c
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@@ -551,7 +551,8 @@ int rtl_init_core(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
/* <4> locks */
mutex_init(&rtlpriv->locks.conf_mutex);
spin_lock_init(&rtlpriv->locks.ips_lock);
mutex_init(&rtlpriv->locks.ips_mutex);
mutex_init(&rtlpriv->locks.lps_mutex);
spin_lock_init(&rtlpriv->locks.irq_th_lock);
spin_lock_init(&rtlpriv->locks.h2c_lock);
spin_lock_init(&rtlpriv->locks.rf_ps_lock);
@@ -561,9 +562,7 @@ int rtl_init_core(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
spin_lock_init(&rtlpriv->locks.c2hcmd_lock);
spin_lock_init(&rtlpriv->locks.scan_list_lock);
spin_lock_init(&rtlpriv->locks.cck_and_rw_pagea_lock);
spin_lock_init(&rtlpriv->locks.check_sendpkt_lock);
spin_lock_init(&rtlpriv->locks.fw_ps_lock);
spin_lock_init(&rtlpriv->locks.lps_lock);
spin_lock_init(&rtlpriv->locks.iqk_lock);
/* <5> init list */
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rtlpriv->entry_list);
@@ -1229,7 +1228,6 @@ bool rtl_tx_mgmt_proc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
}
if (ieee80211_is_auth(fc)) {
RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_SEND, DBG_DMESG, "MAC80211_LINKING\n");
rtl_ips_nic_on(hw);
mac->link_state = MAC80211_LINKING;
/* Dul mac */